Hardware Principle 4-3
The probe board supplies power to corresponding Flash of saving probe ID when reading
probe ID, and Flash power shuts off after getting probe ID.
Support two 156-array probes (A and B), and only one probe could be chosen by relay
switching on the probe board.
Support 192-array probe and bi-planar probe.
Support 192-array probe and bi-planar probe; the probe board controls the probe 5V output;
the main board supplies the ±95V output to 192-array probe or bi-planar probe.
Support 4D probe; recognize the probe via the ID code; switch the 4D drive signal via the
electrical relay to make the 4D probe work normally.
4.2.2 Main board
The main board could be divided into two parts: front-end of the main board and back-end of the
main board.
4.2.2.1 Front-end of main board
Main
board
HVISO
32ch/
64ch
BF FPGA
Control
signal
DATA
DSP
FPGA
High-voltage
control signal
IQ
DDR2
UPLOAD
DDR2
PCIE X1
CPLD control signal
Rx9~
16
Rx49~64
Or
Rx25~32
Rx1~8
…
...
LVDS*8
Tx9~16
Tx49~64
Or
Tx25~32
Tx1~8
Probe
board
PCIE
PHY
Comm
control
bus
Control
signal
…
...
High-
voltage
pulse
output
circuit
Drive
circuit
Tx
TGC
8-channel
digital
LNA VGA ADC
Rx
8-channel
analog
Control signal
Control signal
main CPU
Clock
circuit
Clock
clocl
4D drive
board
4D drive signal
Figure 4-4 Principle Diagram of Front-end of the Main Board
As shown in the figure above, ultrasound front-end internal structure consists of ultrasound
receiving module(Rx1~Rx64), ultrasound transmission module(Tx1~Tx64), high-voltage isolation
module(HVISO), BF FPGA module, DSP FPGA module ,PCIE_PHY module and so on.
Function describes as following:
Support 32/64-channel high-voltage isolation(HVISO)to protect ultrasound receiving
module(Rx)to avoid ultrasound transmission high-voltage contamination.